Death is such a door… – Sunday, May 27, 1956
Not long ago from the window of a waiting train we watched a young mother with two young daughters, all dressed in their best, eagerly,...
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The momentous matter of marriage – Sunday, May 20, 1956
In the memorable play, Our Town, one of the philosophizing characters speaks these telling lines: "I'm awfully interested in how big things . . ....
Are the children at home? Where is Mother? – Sunday, May 13, 1956
Two thoughts come sharply through today—two questions really, almost always asked by children, young or old, when they come home from anywhere at any hour:...
Who does his “fair share”? – Sunday, May 06, 1956
There is a sentence from an unidentified author which says in substance: "There is no limit to the good a man can do, if he...
The anxious load… – Sunday, April 29, 1956
There comes to mind today a stanza of a hymn which has some special meanings for the discouraged and the heavyhearted, part of which consists...
Freedom and Conformity – Sunday, April 22, 1956
May we turn today to another phase of freedom—to the question of freedom and conformity: How much does conformity come into conflict with freedom? How...
To be a slave to nothing – Sunday, April 15, 1956
The question of freedom is always before us: what it is—and how much men were meant to have—and how much freedom one can have within...
The love of light and learning – Sunday, April 08, 1956
Last week we talked of the reality of the resurrection and of man's immortality. Scripture and reason and revelation, as well as the very awareness...
Easter – and some Unequivocal Questions – Sunday, April 01, 1956
It is a good thing sometimes to examine the reasons for some of the things we do. Customs and habits are relatively easy to make...